SAO PAULO, March 18 (Reuters) - London-listed mining

company Anglo American expects to get final regulatory approval

for its merger with Teck Resources ( TECK ) around the year-end, the

company's Brazil CEO Ana Sanches said on Wednesday.

Sanches was speaking at a forum on mining held in Sao Paulo

to bring together mining companies and possible investors,

organized by the U.S. embassy. In February, Anglo American's CEO

Duncan Wanblad said he expected the deal to be approved by China

and South Korea some time between September and March.